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You can find nice looking rockers that are incredibly more comfortable. I found an upholstered '50s rocker that I reupholstered for our nursery. I also own the Eames (knock-off) rocker that is in our living room. I also can testify that people only sit in the chair when it's the last available seat. I don't mind sitting in it when we're playing a game with friends or something, where I'm not trying to get comfortable.

I had the same trouble with the felt pads falling off of our Gilbert chairs. We bought the kind at the hardware store, like some of the commenters are suggesting, and they just kept falling off. I think they might have been too thick, in combination with the adhesive not being strong enough to withstand the sliding of the chairs from out and under the table. So, what I did was cut small circles out of wool felt, much thinner than the kind they sell for chairs. Then I used gorilla glue and actually glued them on, instead of relying on adhesives that don't stick. Good luck!

Vomitting and crying? Really?!

I love the teepees, but I clicked through to the comments to see if anyone had started arguing about the appropriateness of (heaven forbid!) using teepees outside of an educational resource to teach about American Indian heritage. Of course, I was not disappointed. I'm glad to read that most of the commenters have good heads on their shoulders, though. :)

It's very lovely! It would be nice, though, if you credited the actual people or organizations whose ideas were posted to Pinterest, instead of just crediting Pinterest. That's kind of like crediting Google for the ideas you found after using their search engine.

To those who are opposed to the idea of the houndstooth on the replica Eames recliner, the owner is my brother and he actually already has a nice one upholstered in leather. He felt that his house was needing more pattern, and he didn't want to put patterned fabric on his sofa, so the chair seemed like a nice smaller piece to change up. This chair really adds a quirky touch to his mostly solid-color-decorated-living-room and everyone who visits just loves it.

I remember how controversial his chair was when it was posted. Like people can't have fun with the furniture they own because there are some sort of unspoken rules as to what is appropriate and not (especially when dealing with such a popular chair).

I like the idea of leaving up twinkle lights in an outdoor patio area. But I can't help but think back to my days in interior design school when my professor cautioned us to make sure we had a nice variety of intimate lighting sources in our interiors, less the end user really screw it up by hanging stringed lights or something. :) Heaven forbid! (For the record, I do have some lights hanging up in my apartment. But I will never tell my professor.)

Oh, and also, Matt got this table as a place-holder when I moved out and took the larger table with me. He loves the smaller size, and the $20 price tag, but is still looking for a style he likes better that physically fits the space just like the one he currently has.

Okay, home owner here! :) (Well, apartment renter) I'm not 100% satisfied with the art arrangement, and as someone mentinoed, I personally believe a large piece would work better in this corner. But I've yet to find something that fits the bill as well as our own personal taste.

As far as the sources for everything, everything is all thrifted except for the "ethnic" (sorry guys, anyone have a better description?) rug which was purchased at UO a couple of years ago.

I do have a little problem every once in a while with the rug rippling when I roll the chair, but the rug is pretty sturdy and stuff, so it doesn't happen too often. Plus I have a backer on it that keeps it snug against the wood floor.

All of the art from the "before" image is still in my home, I just put them in more prominent places. This corner is so rarely used, that it seemed too bright to have all of that art in the corner, distracting from more important areas of the great room. I'm panning on doing a house tour soon, so you all can see what it looks like with everything all coming together! :)

I wear these hats every day. Obviously only one at a time. :) There's no need to have an occassion to wear a hat. And while most people are surprised to see someone wearing an outfit complete with a hat, they usually make very nice comments and it seems to brighten even their day.

As far as damage, these get rotated out quite often. My hat collection is quite extensive, and I go through my hat boxes frequently to rotate out my collection.